Joseph Andrews, Henry fielding

The real hero of Joseph Andrews is Parson Adams: here is one of the great figures of fun in English literature. Adams lashed to a bedpost squelched in a pigsty, inadvertently bedded with Fanny, defiant of Lady Booby. Adam's adventures are hilarious and ridiculous, yet he remains an entirely endearing character, who engages both our laughter and our respect. The book is worthy of the central character, shrewd, and vigorous, satirical and robust. In Joseph Andrews as in Tom Jones, Fielding shows h…